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placement in a hotel or motel or shelter would be detrimental to the health and welfare of families, including families with immediate medical needs. 2. In determining priority for placement in housing units for which an allowance is paid under this subdivision, the district must consider factors affecting need such as: i. the length of stay in a hotel or motel and/or a shelter (including, but not limited to, facilities operated under 18 NYCRR Part 900) at public expense; ii. the size of the family; and iii. the location of schools in relation to the temporary housing where the family is residing. 3. Social services districts must submit to the department for approval annual plans for the operation of programs to make allowances available under this subdivision. Plans must be submitted within 45 days after funds have been authorized in the State budget for allowances for this program. Plans must: i. indicate the number of units of housing for which the allowance will be made available pursuant to this subdivision, identifying the number that would-be privately-owned units and the number that would be publicly owned units, and the amount of funds being requested; ii. describe the housing to be utilized; iii. indicate the number of months that the allowance will be available (not to exceed eight months in the case of privately-owned units or four months in the case of publicly owned units); iv. set forth the procedures for assuring local housing code compliance; v. set forth the procedures to identify those families likely to be long-term residents of hotels and motels and/or shelters (including, but not limited to, facilities operated under 18 NYCRR Part 900); vi. indicate the criteria to be used in determining priorities for placement; vii. indicate the services available in the social services district to assist persons to remain in housing after placement under this program; viii. indicate the number of homeless families in the social services district that requested emergency housing each month during the most recent twelve-month period and the number of families that resided in hotels and motels and/or shelters during the most recent twelve-month period; and ix. indicate the number of months that the social services district will require participating landlords to make specified apartments available to selected families. 4. The allowance consists of a rent supplement in an amount to be determined by the social services district, with the prior approval of the department, but cannot exceed the difference between the maximum shelter allowance and the hotel/motel rate for the family. Social services districts must submit claims for State reimbursement for such allowances on forms and in the manner prescribed by the department. 5. No allowance will be paid under this subdivision for housing developed for the homeless financed partially or wholly with public funds.